nVidia Price Graphs by generation and performance tier

[SuperCookie78]

I was looking at the prices of RTX and I wondered how they compared to gpu past from nVidia. So i made a google sheet and made some graphs.

The graphs each have 4 lines on them:

• MSRP(launch): this is the msrp at the time of launch
• MSRP(adjusted): this is the msrp from launch adjusted to October 2018 money
• Trend line for MSRP(launch): the trend line for the launch msrp 
• Trend line for MSRP(adjusted): the trend line for the adjusted launch msrp

In a perfect world the price for a product at a specific performance bracket should not change when adjusted for inflation. so the trend line for launch price should go up but the trend line for adjusted prices should stay the same.

 

Titan Series:

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Before the Titan V the trend of adjusted price was increasing meaning that the increase sticker price is for inflation.

The Titan V itself is so much more expensive because it is more workstation focused than previous titans and is meant for professionals. 

 

xx80 Ti Series

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the xx80 Ti series is different that most other series before the RTX 2080 Ti. It has a negative trend line for adjusted this means that that the price has not be adjusted for inflation. This is great for consumers but for nVidia it means they are missing out on potential profits.

 

But after the RTX 2080 Ti is added that all changes. the 2080 Ti's super high price puts it more on titan price bracket. Even though it has the same name series it is more like a Titan. this is expected as nVidia, trying to keep its workstation cards distinguishable from consumer level products, has moved name series up a performance tier. This was first hinted at when titan started using second level gpu core with the titan X(pascal) and titan Xp using the GP102 core not the traditional Gx100 core used for titans. This makes the Gx100 core for workstation/pro use. this can be seen with titan V being more a pro card than a ultimate gaming card.

 

xx80 Series

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Before RTX the trend line of adjusted price was relatively flat. This means that the change is price is more a reaction to inflation than trying to gain more profit.

But after RTX is added it is clear that inflation is no longer the driving factor in price changes and that nVidia's name tier move relative to performance is in full effect.

 

xx70

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Like the xx80 and xx 80 Ti series the xx70 series follows the same trend. adjusted inflation prices going down when excluding RTX. This again shows nVidia name changes. 

 

xx60 Series

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Though there is no RTX 2060 i did make two graphs. the second one excludes the 1060 6GB as i feel that it is more of a 1060 Ti card rather then a 1060 with double the memory. However again the graph shows that when adjusted for inflation the xx60 series is going down. However when the 2060 drops, most likely taking the 1070 price point, then that will surely change.

 

Corrections: the price of the 1060 6GB was changed to its launch price of $299. thanks to AluminiumTech for pointing this out.

 

Conclusion:

The price when adjusted for inflation has been going down before the newest cards. This means if everything was adjusted for inflation then it would be cheaper to get a better gpu then it was 7 years ago. But with RTX coming out nVidia is moving their names around. Every name will be going up a price bracket so 2060 will cost 1070 money and so on and so forth. And the titan card being pushed to workstation application. This is all in an effort to separate the pro and consumer models. nVidia is trying to prevent Intel's now useless enthusiast platform situation from happening to them. 

 

Here is the link to the google sheet.

[Speed Weed]

I like it. Keep up the good work. 

 

+1 

[Electronics Wizardy]

Im curious, did you make that in R with ggplot2?

[SuperCookie78]

2 minutes ago, Electronics Wizardy said:

Im curious, did you make that in R with ggplot2?

nope google sheets (googles excel). If you want to do it in ggplot2 the data is in the google sheet i linked at the bottom.

[LukeSavenije]

 

[AlTech]

I'm sorry but that $250 MSRP for GTX 1060 6GB is disingenuous and misleading.

 

The 1060 launched at $299 and then was later dropped down to $250.

[SuperCookie78]

12 minutes ago, AluminiumTech said:

I'm sorry but that $250 MSRP for GTX 1060 6GB is disingenuous and misleading.

 

The 1060 launched at $299 and then was later dropped down to $250.

good catch i shall change it immediately.  

[SuperCookie78]

33 minutes ago, AluminiumTech said:

I'm sorry but that $250 MSRP for GTX 1060 6GB is disingenuous and misleading.

 

The 1060 launched at $299 and then was later dropped down to $250.

it is fixed my good sir